title: [Mechanism of the antiasthmatic effect of total coumarins in the fruit of Cnidium monnieri (L.)Cuss].
abstract: Total coumarins in the fruit of Cnidium monnieri show a marked protective effect against bronchial asthma induced by inhalation of histamine in conscious guinea pig. In vitro these total coumarins can relax the contraction of the isolated trachea in guinea pigs induced by histamine as well as increase the perfusion rate of isolated lung preparation of guinea pig. These actions, however, may be blocked by propranolol. Besides, these coumarins cannot increase the heart rate and arterial blood pressure in anesthetized rats. All this shows that the antiasthmatic effect of total coumarins in the fruit of Cnidium monnieri is mediated by beta 2-receptor.
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Institute of Materia Medica.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003374:Coumarins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol